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Twitter Blue uses Australia as guinnea pig for undercooked subscription
Twitter has made its subscription offer, Twitter Blue, available in Australia and Canada. And you don't get much for your $4.49 / month.
HRC wants big pause on AI
Slowing down facial recognition and AI, CIOs need a better grasp of HR needs, Twitter sub pricing revealed, plus Acer, Zwift and more.
iView mandated 'personalisation'
Data61 loses a great team, iView wants to know you better, Spotify adds Apple Watch downloads, Twitch makes peace with hot tubs, and more.
Everyone Is Awesome
LEGO gets Pride, OLED gets rollable, Army of the Dead hits Netflix, and the Mighty Nein campaign is almost done. This and more in your Daily!
Internet Explorer: 1995-2022
Microsoft draws the line, Google Reader is back (kind of), Twitter admits image crops were biased, and lots more in today's news round up.
The Disinformation Dozen
Our top tech, science and digital culture news for Monday, May 17. Includes news from the ASD, eBay, Twitter Blue, FF XIV, and lots more.
So polished it's lifeless
The past few weeks watching PM Morrison flounder has been a textbook lesson in how media training has gone so terribly wrong in corporations and politics. The effort to be so good at only ever saying the thing you’re prepared to say – to “never accept the premise of the
Black Widow, Cruella, and Luca shuffled, all get the Disney+ treatment
Black Widow and Cruella will hit cinemas and Disney+ Premier Access simultaneously, while animated film Luca will get the Soul treatment.
'The Record' is an inspiring look into women's sport and pre-COVID society
86,174 at the MCG one week, a pandemic the next. Amazon Prime doco The Record celebrates women's sport while showing how much has changed.
Watch Christopher Nolan's Tenet on a Game Boy Advance, just because
Thought Tenet was tricky to understand in cinemas? Try watching Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic on a Game Boy Advance, courtesy of a YouTuber.
There and back again
We skipped last week in order to move back to the Revue newsletter platform. I hope it’s a lesson in not being afraid to explore opportunities and to feel comfortable saying ‘Nope!’ and resetting things if it just doesn’t feel right. I think it’s also a lesson
5 ways to spot if someone is trying to mislead you when it comes to science
Watch out for science deniers with these five handy tips, including how they attempt to discredit experts and spread dangerous misinformation.
Facebook's temporary news ban still impacting Aussie media consumption
Australians' time spent on news websites dropped by as much as 22% during Facebook's news ban in February. It still hasn't recovered.
WandaVision eclipses Bridgerton, proves might of Marvel and episodic TV
Streaming analytics show WandaVision overtaking Bridgerton's popularity, showing Marvel's strength and episodic TV might be back in vogue.
Experts fear HBO's doco series on QAnon will amplify the movement
There are concerns HBO's upcoming documentary glamorises conspiracy movements, thanks to a slickly-produced game and film-inspired trailer.
One of TikTok’s biggest Aussies is helping viewers with mental illness
Overwhelmed with a slew of household chores? Meet the viral TikTok star helping her audience de-stress one chill video at a time.
Stream for me: the state of video streaming services in 2021
With the arrival of Star on Disney+ we take a look at the state of the scene. Is there too much? Or is this the 'Cambrian explosion' we need?
Bargaining Code amendments give Facebook all it wanted and then some
We handed Facebook fewer rules and no mandatory code while giving it an excuse to gain data on what a Facebook without news looks like.
PSA: Disney+ price to increase from this week alongside Star launch
Star, a new channel coming to Disney+ with plenty of new TV shows and movies to stream, launches this week - along with a price increase.
Twitter exploring Tweetdeck subscription model and other paid content
Would you pay to use Twitter? The bird app company is testing subscription models and a Patreon-styled premium content access feature.
